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OK, so now that I’ve finished Ferryland: The Colony of Avalonia by B.D. Fardy (which was a very entertaining read; will revisit that one in the near future I think) it’s time to move on to the next book in my reading list; I think I will start the exhaustive, highly recommended work of D.W. Prowse: A History of Newfoundland from the English, Colonial, and foreign records. At first glance it appears to contain approx 700 pages of late 19th century/early 20th century English prose so I hope that I can make it through! I know that the value of the historical and culture content found inside is worth the extra work needed to get past any personal aesthetic hindrances that might arise so I shouldn’t have a problem …

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